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  • This house would remove the discretion granted to host countries in deciding the schedule of that year's Southeast Asian Games

    Infoslide

    The charter of the Southeast Asian Games ("Games") grants discretion to the host country to propose the schedule for that year's Games. Although the charter stipulates that every Games must have a minimum of 22 sports, there is no maximum number of events or specified list of sports in the contest. The host country may select any list of sports to include in the Games, regardless of popularity, and decide on the number of medals to allocate to each sport. The proposal is submitted to the Southeast Asian Games Federation (SEAGF) Council, who may consider the appeals of other countries. Malaysia is set to appeal to the SEAGF Council over the schedule of the 2025 SEA Games, to be hosted by Thailand, for the exclusion of common sports such as karate, wushu, and Olympic weighlifting.

    Osaka IV 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-09-07

  • This house prefers the RTM-only system over the Retention-only system for the 2024 mega-auction.

    Infoslide

    The Indian Premier League is a club based franchise cricket tournament. Clubs recruit players majorly via a “mega-auction” which occurs every 3 years. In the mega auction, every club has a capped equal pool of funds to bid for players from. For the upcoming 2025 IPL Season, clubs have been allowed to keep players through two methods. The first method is "Retention-only system", through which clubs can keep 3 players of their choice from the existing squad before an auction based on negotiation between the retained player and the team. Remaining un-retained are released into the auction. The second method is “right-to-match only system” a.k.a RTM-only system (applied during the auction) which allows clubs to match the final price of a player that was determined through auction, and keep them. Only 8 RTMs are allowed. Regardless of the method through which teams want to keep players, the money is deducted from their auction fund for that year.

    Muntazar Asian Parliamentary Debate · Round 3 · 2024-09-07

  • This House, as a talented professional tennis player born in 1990, regrets the dominance of the Big Three.

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    For the last twenty years three men known as “the Big Three” - Roger Federer of Switzerland, Rafael Nadal of Spain and Novak Djokovic of Serbia - have dominated men’s tennis. 80% of the Grand Slam tournaments held since 2003 (when Federer won his first title) have been won by one of the Big Three. Considered the three best tennis players of all time, they hold the top three places in all time records for Grand Slam titles, finals, semifinals, quarterfinals and total match wins. The most successful contemporary of the Big Three is Andy Murray who won 3 grand slams in his career; the Big Three each won 20+ grand slams. Federer, now 42, retired in 2022. Nadal, 38, is expected to retire in the next twelve months due to accumulated injuries but won Roland Garros (a Grand Slam tournament held on his preferred surface, clay) as recently as 2022. Djokovic, 37, won the Olympic gold medal in men's tennis at the Paris Olympics.

    ANU Equinox 2024 · Round 1 · 2024-08-30

  • This house believes that the NBA should consider an international league expansion over a domestic one

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    National Basketball Association (NBA) commissioner Adam Silver is heavily considering a league expansion in the near future as the league renews its media rights deals. League expansion is the creation of a new team in the league and is done to tap a new market, give players a chance to play in a new team, and give an opportunity for a city to host an NBA franchise. The last expansion was done in 2004 which created the Charlotte Bobcats (now Charlotte Hornets). The only international team in the NBA is the Toronto Raptors after the Vancouver Grizzlies moved to Memphis in 2001.

    National Asians High School Debate Championship 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-08-27

  • This house, as the actor, would quit the Valorant professional scene and prioritize content creation.

    Infoslide

    You are a professional Valorant player and a well-established and popular streamer. You are also above the average age of the current league. In 2021 and 2024, you won the global championships and are regarded as one of the best players of all time. In the next two local qualifiers, your team, the same team you had in the 2024 global championship, did not qualify for the next round and was eliminated in the preliminaries. One of your teammates, also one of the youngest players in the league currently, is surpassing your KDA (Kill- Death-Assist) statistics. The next season's qualifiers will start December this year.

    National Asians High School Debate Championship 2024 · Round 7 · 2024-08-27

  • This house believes that the DRS system has done more harm than good for F1

    Infoslide

    In Formula 1, the Drag Reduction System (DRS) is a system that was introduced in 2011 that lessens the drag of a car by temporarily opening its rear wing which allows it to gain more speed and have a higher chance of overtaking opponents. In order for drivers to use DRS, certain conditions have to be met to ensure safety (such as good weather and track conditions). But most importantly, DRS can only be used by drivers if they are a second or less behind another opponent in the designated DRS zone (the longest straight of a track).

    National Asians High School Debate Championship 2024 · Round 5 · 2024-08-27

  • This house believes that the current trend of fan culture has done more harm than good to the sports industry.

    Infoslide

    In today's sports industry, fan culture often involves idolizing athletes similar to celebrities, with fans spending money on merchandise, attending events, and promoting their favorite stars online. This intense support turns athletes into cultural icons, much like entertainment superstars, as seen with some athletes during the recent Olympic Games.

    Fudan Debate Open 2024 · 赛2 · 2024-08-24

  • This house believes that developing nations with budding esports communities (i.e., Turkey, Vietnam, Pakistan) should cut funding for popular sports that they perform poorly in (tennis, football etc.) and invest in the development of esports instead

    Ravi Debating Championship 2024 · Round 2 · 2024-08-23

  • This house as a young Ghanaian Athlete Would opt to not Compete For Ghana

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    For the purposes of this debate, a Ghanaian athlete is an athlete of Ghanaian decent or holds Ghanaian citizenship.

    Accra Open X · Round 1 · 2024-08-22

  • This house, as the player, W transfer to the foreign league.

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    You are a prominent professional sports player starting to reach your prime. You are playing in the domestic league that pays you very well, but it lacks global competitiveness which has resulted in poor achievements of the national team where you are serving as a captain. Recently you got an offer from a more competitive (yet not top tier) foreign league with half your initial salary.

    UT MARA Interschool Debating Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-17

  • This house regrets the cult of personality surrounding athletes.

    Infoslide

    Cults of personality form around athletes when their fame, charisma, and media presence elevate them to a status where they are almost worshiped by fans, the media and sometimes even by commercial organization or governments.

    UT MARA Interschool Debating Championship 2024 · Round 3 · 2024-08-17